Disability Services FAQ’s

You must self-identify as a person with a disability, provide documentation, and make an appointment to request accommodations.

Accommodations will be made to the extent that these accommodations do not sacrifice or compromise the integrity of an educational program, lower the academic standards, or produce undue administrative burdens.

Each student is treated as an individual. Reasonable accommodations are provided on a case-by-case basis by reviewing documentation, looking for functional limitations and what is deemed appropriate for the college setting. Some typical accommodations include: extended testing time, permission to record class lectures, captioned materials, and ASL interpreters.

No, IEPs do not necessarily transfer to college. However, reasonable accommodations may be available based on need and recent supporting documentation. The supporting medical, psychological, and psychoeducational documentation needs to support evidence of a current, significant, and functional limitation that impacts learning. The evaluation must support a link between the disability and the requested accommodation.

Although you may request academic accommodations at any time, you should request them as early as possible. Some academic accommodations may take more time to arrange than others. You should follow LTC’s procedures to ensure that we have enough time to review your request and provide appropriate academic accommodations. We encourage new students to submit documentation as soon as a student is accepted to the college.

A Faculty Disability Handbook, ADA Training, and Blackboard Ally information are available on Blackboard under LTC Faculty Resources > Accessibility

Disability documentation is both FERPA (educational) and HIPAA (health) protected information and, as such, is not shared with anyone, even within the LTC community. It is only used by Accessibility Services staff for determining appropriate accommodations.

No. Documentation of disability is only accessible by Accessibility Services staff, except by court order.

Students’ disability documentation remains on file in the Accessibility Services office for at least 7 years, after which time it is usually destroyed.

Lanier Technical College welcomes service animals on campus as outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Under the ADA, a service animal is defined as a dog (or less frequently, a miniature horse) that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. See LTC’s Animals on Campus policy.